Remember when you were a kid and you used to do stuff simply because it felt good? Like make play dough cats, dance around in costumes and paint flowers that your mom would put on the fridge. There was nothing to limit your creativity so you just did whatever you wanted! Unfortunately this beautiful, boundless impulse gets more and more suppressed as we get older. The idea to just do something...
About a month ago I declared to the Universe (and Facebook!) that I wanted to do more public speaking. I absolutely love spreading the message that it's possible to do what you love and make the money you desire. I believe in this message with all my heart. Within a couple weeks of making this declaration I was asked to speak 3 different times at the Craft Council of BC's Craft Invested...
My life has been absolutely crazy lately, but I am loving every moment of it! Make It Edmonton and Vancouver are only a little more than a month away so things have definitely been switched into high gear. My days are completely booked up with work, events…and a little bit of fun when I can sneak it in 🙂 Both shows are the largest ever and between the two cities we have over 450 booths! Make It...
You know the feeling when you are supposed to go to a business or social event, but you're tired, feeling antisocial, have SO much work to do, don't want to go out in the rain…<insert lame excuse here>. I used to feel this way all the time and for a while I would bail if those feeling crept in. Instead of going to an event that initially wanted to go to, I would stay at home home, put on...
While I was traveling in Europe last May and June, Chandler signed a lease for a studio space near Olympic Village. He needed a bigger space for silk-screening Ole Originals t-shirts and we also wanted an office for Make It Productions. The space he ended up finding was larger and more expensive than intended, so Chandler put the call out to find a sub leaser. Jamie Smith responded to the...
When I first started blogging about a year and a half ago I thought my focus would be marketing for creative entrepreneurs. I figured I would share tips and ideas with you about how to grow your handmade business. It was never my intention to talk about my personal life, except maybe for the odd implementation example. Lately with so many changes happening in my life, it has been cathartic to...
2 years ago Chandler and I went down to Seattle to check out the School House Craft Conference. It was very exciting to go to an event that was devoted to educating crafters and makers to take their businesses to the next level. One of the highlights was hearing Kari Chapin who wrote The Handmade Marketplace, give the keynote speech. She was also kind enough to give Chandler and I a brief but...
I was overwhelmed by the positive response and feedback I received from my last post about celebrating life and love before it's too late. The reason I wanted to share my sparking wine story, was to inspire and remind you to stop putting things off. I'm so appreciative to everyone who took the time to share, comment and email me. It was an incredibly touching experience and my heart is still...
Hello, I’m Jenna and I want to help make your life more magical! Not just in a glossy, filtered, perfectly Instagramed way, but in a way that feels amazing to you. I want to show you how you can serve the world by just being your gorgeous, perfectly imperfect self.